The Conference now invites proposals for mini-symposia. A mini-symposium
is a session of 3-5 speakers focusing on a topic and lasting for two hours.
The organizer of a mini-symposium invites the speakers and decides on the
topics to be addressed. Those interested in organizing a mini-symposium
should submit a proposal to the Organizing Committee (Email mo2000@umac.mo)
by no later than 15 Nov. 99. A proposal (preferably prepared in Latex,
and submitted through email) should include information on the organizer,
title and summary (about 100 words) of the mini-symposium, the speakers
and the titles of their presentations. Formal notification of acceptance
will be given. Individual contributed presentations will also be considered
and gathered in mini-symposia by the Conference.

MACAU
IU Vai Pan, Rector of University
of Macau;
Raymond CHENG, Faculty of Science
and Technology, University of Macau;
ZHOU Chao Chen, Director of UNU/IIST, International Institute for Software
Technology, United Nations University.

The city of Macau, in the South of China, with its University, good hotel facilities and an international
airport, in addition to being close to Hong Kong, is an ideal location for such a meeting. In particular, Macau has strong historical significance as a bridge of commercial and cultural exchanges between East and West. After a long period of European presence (Portuguese administration since 1557), it will return to Chinese administration in December 1999.
(Macau Web Servers
and Sites)

The Conference will be held at the University of Macau. Information about accommodation in a range of hotels will be available in the registration brochure or upon request.